Ep.119: Make mistakes to learn with Zacharias Reinhardt

Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Zacharias Reinhardt, a 3D artist and Blender trainer from Germany. He shares his knowledge in 200+ tutorials on YouTube. His 3D work has been featured in 3D Artist, Artstation, and BlenderNation.

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Get in touch with Zacharias

• Website: http://zachariasreinhardt.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zacharias_reinhardt/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/zachariasreinhardt

Key Takeaways

“If you want to do anything, just start! Make mistakes, because you learn!”

• Zacharia’s older brother was his mentor and he encouraged him to try everything technical, they even had an own agency together called AgenZasBrothers
• Zacharias wishes he knew to have a plan, in the beginning, to know what to do. The journey itself is important to get an experience
• Zacharias has a small family with 2 children and he wants to spend as much time with his kids so he keeps a tight schedule – in the morning he works on admin tasks and after lunch on his own projects and social media
• In the future, Zacharias wants to create more ‘Low Poly’ animation to create stories and films

Resources mentioned

• Online marketplaces for your art and courses:
  • Gumroad – Zacharias likes this one the most
  • Cubebrush
  • Blender
  • Udemy
• Challenges run by Zacharias
  • Sculptjanuary
  • Weekly CG challenge

Special thanks to Zacharias for joining me today. See you next time!

All artworks by Zacharias Reinhardt, used with permission

Hi, I am Iva (rhymes with “viva”). I am an artist, illustrator, founder of Art Side of Life®, and Top Teacher on Skillshare. Since 2009 I've worked as an illustrator, character designer, art director, and branding specialist focusing on illustration, storytelling, concepts, and animation. I believe that we are all creative in infinite numbers of ways, so I've made it my mission to teach you everything I know and help either wake up or develop your creative genius. Learn more about me.

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